A Series of Rather Horrible Events
Chaos.
Utter Chaos.
It was like telling the police there were only three doughnuts left. Fights were breaking out all over Haven as everyone tried to get away as portals were opening at random everywhere. Atlantis had already gone under with the sheer brute force of vampires. It wasn't just the cities either. There had been a very nasty case with a farm. The occupants had been asleep when the portal opened. When the police arrived they had found blood drenched rooms and a few fragments. The biggest piece they could find was a single eyeball. If it hadn't been for the chaos the press would of got hold of that at once. The council had fled along with some of the faster refugees. It was every person for themselves now. The only stable organization left in Haven was the police.
Artemis watched the madness on screen in Foaly's den. Everything was bathed in a perpetual twilight thanks to the destroyed sun strips as looters smashed shop windows and desperate evacuees smashed their cars through the traffic jam to get out as fast as possible. The police couldn't handle this, so many had died already when the first portals opened. It took about 10 shots from a Neutrino at once to stun one of the vampires and there were simply too many of them to justify that and still more come through. Indeed unless something was done soon the fairy races were facing extinction. There was talk of bio bombing everywhere.
It was the same on the surface if not a lot better. It is part of human nature to be competitive usually in war. So a countless amount of creatures that want to kill them is something that will keep them busy. At least they'll stop killing each other so much. As this was part of their nature also their weapons were designed to be death dealers, which, against the vampires, were a lot more effective than a neutrino.
"A sad day in Fairy history if they have turn to humans for help," Artemis thought. "It was bad enough he was involved without the whole of the human race as well." Artemis glanced Holly and saw the anguish and pain eyes. "Well its not everyday everything you know is destroyed." He thought glumly.
Alpha, Root and the human (recently identified as Ms Charlie Black) had all been released from their cells, they all had a common enemy and after all the enemy of the enemy is my friend. They were holding a private council trying to decide what to do. But really there was only one answer. Artemis knew it and feared it but it would have to be done.
"How about we import weapons from the mud men," said Root. "At least then we can properly fight back then."
"We can't" replied Holly. "We don't have enough resources or people for it to have value. We should protect with the forces we have try and keep as many civilians protected as possible."
"We can't do that. Nowhere is safe these portals pop up anywhere. Coupled with the fact that we have rubbish weapons we can't protect with."
"Enough!!!"
Artemis stood up.
"Both of you have good points but both have big flaws. We can't get a lot of weapons as its too chaotic. We can't save the people as they are making it difficult and there is nowhere truly safe. No. We need to go deeper and stop the portals along with the creator."
"How exactly do you plan on doing that?" Root asked.
He spoke coolly and Artemis could see the disbelief in his eyes. But Holly knew he had a plan and that alone would fuel him.
He looked squarely back at Root and said to Foaly. "Tell me Foaly, what happened Opal Koboi."
Perplexed slightly Foaly said.
"Well, she got taken in by the original portal didn't she?"
"Precisely, and what made it so easy for the vampires to come here?"
"Didn't you say it had something to do with others being in this universe and… Ahhh." Foaly's eyes widened.
"That's what we are going to do. We open a portal using Opal in the other universe as an anchor. We send Alpha, Root and Ms Black back that will stop the portals here and will allow us to kill the vampires at our leisure, without them being replaced. And as they have rather over extended themselves it will be safer in the other world with fewer vampires. They won't be expecting a counter attack either, giving us the advantage. If the creator is still alive he must have some control or weapon against the vampires, which will us help wipe them out completely."
A long silence followed this pronouncement as they digested the plan.
"Who do you mean by "us"?" asked Charlie.
"Well you, Alpha and Root have to go," said Artemis sitting down again. "Otherwise the portals will carry on opening. I'm obviously going because I can't very well go home knowing what's happening in your world and…"
"Hang on" interrupted Holly. "If you are going I'm going too."
Artemis nodded. "Agreed."
But Holly could tell his word was hollow and see it in his eyes that if he had his way she wouldn't be coming. This just made her more defiant to go.
"Well" said Foaly. "I'll stay behind then and look after you from the safety of my shuttle."
"Okay, it's settled. Foaly I need you to open a portal to the other universe. Oh and try and make duplicates of Alpha's weapons." He added as his eyes fell on them. "Holly help me pack. And you lot can rest up. You'll need it."
As soon as Artemis and Holly were gone Root turned to Foaly.
"Is he always like that?" Jabbing his thumb where Artemis had been.
Foaly chuckled. "Yeah, the only child that treats everyone else like a child."
"Great, I'm going to be playing nanny to some baby just out of the crib."
Foaly chuckled again. "Yeah but that baby stole candy from the adults."
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